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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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